Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper (1765-1817) was a Colonel in the American Army who fought in the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, and wars against Mexico. He was mauled to death by wolves in the Florida Everglades in 1817.

Biography
Cooper was born in New York, and was raised in a military family. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, becoming a Major by the end of the war, and after the war, he fought Mexicans and Seminoles on the border with Texas and Florida, respectively. Cooper was later tasked with aiding the Falcon Company leader Amelia Black in extending her railroad lines from St. Louis to California, even though she was bankrupt. Cooper and his troops fought the Mexicans at the Siege of Fort Oloma, and defeated them, but soon after he was killed in the Florida Everglades by wolves.